Essays on the Present Crisis in the Condition of the American IndiansPerkins & Marvin, 1829 - 112 Seiten |
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... called a " Definitive Treaty . " Among the documents of Congress , published during the last ses- sion , is a letter from the Hon . Hugh L. White , now senator in Con- gress , to Mr. John Ross , at present the chief magistrate of the ...
... called a " Definitive Treaty . " Among the documents of Congress , published during the last ses- sion , is a letter from the Hon . Hugh L. White , now senator in Con- gress , to Mr. John Ross , at present the chief magistrate of the ...
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... called their " hunting grounds ; " and that they could not , therefore , have a permanent inte . rest in lands thus described . But how does this appear ? The treaty has no limitation of time , nor is there the slightest intimation that ...
... called their " hunting grounds ; " and that they could not , therefore , have a permanent inte . rest in lands thus described . But how does this appear ? The treaty has no limitation of time , nor is there the slightest intimation that ...
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... called away before it was completed . He was a most efficient member , however , in the various preparatory discussions ; and did much in pro- curing the adoption of the constitution , by the State which he had represented . The reader ...
... called away before it was completed . He was a most efficient member , however , in the various preparatory discussions ; and did much in pro- curing the adoption of the constitution , by the State which he had represented . The reader ...
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... called a pardon , an amnesty , a suppression of a riot , a convic- tion , a punishment ; it was called a peace . Nor is it said here , as in the treaty of Hopewell , that the United States " give peace . " There is , in the title and ...
... called a pardon , an amnesty , a suppression of a riot , a convic- tion , a punishment ; it was called a peace . Nor is it said here , as in the treaty of Hopewell , that the United States " give peace . " There is , in the title and ...
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... called tribes , and the Choctaw nation into two such tribes . This fact occasioned some of the pecu- liar phraseology in the treaty of Hopewell . As the seven clans , or tribes , of the Cherokees were united under one government , they ...
... called tribes , and the Choctaw nation into two such tribes . This fact occasioned some of the pecu- liar phraseology in the treaty of Hopewell . As the seven clans , or tribes , of the Cherokees were united under one government , they ...
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acknowledged admitted agree America binding bound boundary ceded cession character chartered limits Chero Cherokee chiefs Cherokee country Cherokee nation Chickasaws chiefs and warriors Choctaw citizens civilized claim colony commissioners Congress consent consideration Court Creek nation declared doctrine engagements executed extinguished faith Geor Georgia Governor granted guaranty hunting grounds independent Indian title individuals inhabitants jurisdiction justice king king of England lands law of nations legislature legislature of Georgia M'Intosh manner ment Mississippi nation of Indians negotiated neighbors never occupancy Oglethorpe parties peaceably possession preamble present President and Senate principles protection punishment ratified reasonable regard remain remove respect Secretary Secretary of War seisin settlements settlers six nations soil solemn South Carolina sovereignty stipulations Tennessee territory tion tract treaty of Holston treaty of Hopewell treaty of Tellico TREATY OF WASHINGTON treaty-making power tribes of Indians United Washington whites William Blount words
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 101 - Of law there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world ; all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power...
Seite 107 - In the establishment of these relations, the rights of the original inhabitants were in no instance entirely disregarded, but were necessarily, to a considerable extent, impaired. They were admitted to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with a legal as well as just claim to retain possession of it, and to use it according to their own discretion...
Seite 44 - When this party shall have found a tract of country suiting the emigrants, and not claimed by other Indians, we will arrange with them and you the exchange of that for a just portion of the country they leave, and to a part of which, proportioned to their numbers, they have a right.
Seite 12 - The ninth article is in these words: "for the benefit and comfort of the Indians, and for the prevention of injuries or oppressions on the part of the citizens or Indians, the United States, in congress assembled, shall have the sole and exclusive right of regulating the trade with the Indians, and managing all their affairs, as they think proper.
Seite 101 - ... her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world : all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power : both Angels and men and creatures of what condition soever, though each in different sort and manner, yet all with uniform consent, admiring her as the mother of their peace and joy.
Seite 50 - States, shall be of any validity, in law or equity, unless the same be made by treaty or convention, entered into pursuant to the constitution : and it shall be a misdemeanor in any person, not employed under the authority of the United States...
Seite 101 - Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Seite 51 - The majority of the court is of opinion that the nature of the Indian title, which is certainly to be respected by all courts until it be legitimately extinguished, is not such as to be absolutely repugnant to a seisin in fee on the part of the state.
Seite 22 - The undersigned Chiefs and Warriors, for themselves and all parts of the Cherokee nation, do acknowledge themselves and the said Cherokee nation, to be under the protection of the United States of America, and of no other sovereign whosoever...